Cuba’s Welcome to a Covid-19-Stricken Cruise Ship Reflects a Long Pattern of Global Humanitarian Commitment Cuba’s Welcome to a Covid-19-Stricken Cruise Ship Reflects a Long Pattern of Global Humanitarian Commitment
“Thank you, Cuba…. We will never ever forget that you reached out to us when absolutely nobody, and I mean nobody, else would.’’
Mar 21, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh
How South Korea Triumphed, and the US Floundered, Over the Pandemic How South Korea Triumphed, and the US Floundered, Over the Pandemic
Testing, national health care, and transparency saved the day.
Mar 20, 2020 / Tim Shorrock
The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions? The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions?
Middle East scholar Stephen Zunes talks about Sudan’s hopeful but uncertain future in the wake of its peaceful democratic revolution.
Mar 20, 2020 / Q&A / Mitchell Plitnick
We’re Struggling With the Coronavirus in Spain—but We’re Vastly More Prepared Than the US We’re Struggling With the Coronavirus in Spain—but We’re Vastly More Prepared Than the US
I am locked down in Barcelona, but at least there is universal health care and a tradition of mutual support.
Mar 19, 2020 / Feature / Ben Ehrenreich
Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue
A deeply rooted story… The Iowa debacle… The forgotten foreign policy… They’ve crossed a line…
Mar 17, 2020 / Our Readers
Citizen Gorbachev Speaks Citizen Gorbachev Speaks
If war is the consequence of a policy, then get rid of the policy.
Mar 16, 2020 / Mikhail S. Gorbachev
The Rise of the Far Right in France’s Poorest Cities The Rise of the Far Right in France’s Poorest Cities
The areas where the National Rally has the best chance to win in the March elections are united by one factor: socioeconomic duress.
Mar 13, 2020 / Cole Stangler
What’s Behind Trump’s Bogus, Corrupt, Dangerous Travel Ban? What’s Behind Trump’s Bogus, Corrupt, Dangerous Travel Ban?
As always with this president, there is a layer of toxic ideological motivation—that will cost American lives.
Mar 12, 2020 / Bruce Shapiro
‘I Am Willing to Take a Bullet for You. Are You Willing to Go on Strike for Me?’ ‘I Am Willing to Take a Bullet for You. Are You Willing to Go on Strike for Me?’
The government won’t listen. The police keep cracking down. So Hong Kong protesters are trying a new tactic: They’re forming unions.
Mar 12, 2020 / Jun Pang and Nickolas Tang
Afghans Imagine a Future of Lasting Peace Afghans Imagine a Future of Lasting Peace
The US-Taliban peace agreement has seeded hope for Afghans living in a Kabul-based internally displaced peoples camp.
Mar 11, 2020 / Mohammed Harun Arsalai and Mohsin Khan Momand